Taslima Aktar is a Senior Research Associate under the Governance and Politics cluster at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.
Taslima joined BIGD as a Research Assistant in 2018. She had also worked as a Research Assistant in Centre for Injury Prevention and Research (CIPRB). She previously worked as a Research Officer at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
Taslima completed her Master’s and Bachelor’s in Anthropology from Jahangirnagar University.
Date: 2025
Author(s): Howard, Neil; Roelen, Keetie; Ton, Giel; Hermoza, Mauricio Espinoza; Mamun, Saklain Al; Chowdhury, Kabita; Aktar, Taslima; Huq, Lopita.
Publisher: BMJ Paediatrics Open
Date: 2024
Author(s): Aktar, Taslima; Mamun, Saklain Al; Sultan, Maheen; Jahan, Nusrat
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2022
Author(s): Sultan, Maheen; Aktar, Taslima; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur; Pabony, Nuha Annoor; Noshin, Maliha; Nath, Shravasti Roy; Labib, Mahir; Islam, Md Zahirul; Kabir, Farhana; Huq, Lopita; Hossain, Md Rakib; Chowdhury, Kabita; Arman, Md Raied; Antara, Iffat Jahan; Mamun, Saklain Al
Topic(s): Social Transformation
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2022
Author(s): Kabeer, Naila; Huq, Lopita; Aktar, Taslima; Mamun, Saklain Al; Alam, Afsana; Nath, Shravasti Roy; Sultana, Razia
Topic(s): COVID-19, Social Transformation
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2021
Author(s): Kabeer, Naila; Huq, Lopita; Aktar, Taslima; Mamun, Saklain Al; Alam, Afsana; Nath, Shravasti Roy; Sultana, Razia
Topic(s): COVID-19, Social Transformation
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2020
Author(s): Ria, Alvira Farheen; Raha, Samira Ahmed; Rana, Sajib; Roy, Prantik; Aktar, Taslima; Mamun, Saklain Al; Anik, Mehedi Hasan; Alam, Farhana
Topic(s): Cities, Social Transformation, COVID-19
Publisher: Gender & Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE)
Year: 2025
Topic(s): Governance and Politics, Social Transformation
Year: 2025
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Humanitarian, Social Transformation
Year: 2024
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Social Transformation
Year: 2024
Topic(s): Education
Year: 2021
Topic(s): COVID-19
Year: 2021
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Social Transformation
Year: 2021
Topic(s): Gender Justice
Studies reveal alarming increases in abuse during natural disasters; for instance, 71% of women in Bangladesh reported increased abuse during floods, with physical violence affecting over half. As we observe World Environment Day, it's crucial to raise awareness about the gendered impacts of climate change and advocate for robust protections for women and girls in disaster-prone areas.
In Korail slum, working mothers like Nasima rely on home-based childcare for economic survival. Yet, our research reveals these facilities lack safety and developmental support for children. BRAC's initiative aims to transform them into quality centers, empowering caregivers and advocating for national policies that prioritize childcare as a fundamental right for both children and working mothers.
BIGD's study in Hazaribagh, Bangladesh, sheds light on the use of veils by 10-14-year-old girls as a protective measure against harassment, revealing the intersection of societal norms, patriarchy, and child labour challenges.
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Lopita Huq, Taslima Aktar, Saklain Al Mamun
Topic(s): COVID-19, Gender Justice
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Lopita Huq, Taslima Aktar, Saklain Al Mamun
Topic(s): Gender Justice, COVID-19
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Lopita Huq, Maheen Sultan, Kabita Chowdhury, Saklain Al Mamun, Taslima Aktar
Topic(s): Social Transformation
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Saklain Al Mamun, Maheen Sultan, Taslima Aktar
Topic(s): COVID-19, Gender Justice
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Maheen Sultan, Lopita Huq, Pragyna Mahpara, Saklain Al Mamun, Taslima Aktar
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Skills and Jobs, Social Transformation
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Maheen Sultan, Saklain Al Mamun, Taslima Aktar, Kabita Chowdhury
Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Gender Justice, Social Transformation
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Maheen Sultan, Lopita Huq, Pragyna Mahpara, Taslima Aktar, Saklain Al Mamun, Kabita Chowdhury
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Social Transformation, Digitization
